Show ENGLANDS CHAMPION DEFEATED Ics Lays Out the Johnny Very Easily CHICAGO Sept 18John Roberts the champion billiardist of England and Frank C Ives the American champion began a sixnight billiard game in Central Cen-tral Music Hall tonight for 2000 the match to consist of 1000 points each a night or a total of 6000 points The game is English billiards spot stroke barred with two and a quarterinch balls I andis played upon a six pocket table six by twelve feet brought from London Roberts never before played in America Prior to the opening play it was announced an-nounced that Roberts would play any man in the world for 25000 points regular regu-lar points English game for 1000 odds 8000 Tho Englishman was the first to get under headway tonight With a fine command of force in his drives and great facility in using winning and losing hazards he rapidly drew ahead A run of 117 in the twelfth inning was a fine example of delicate nursing and accurate position of play He missed a masse shot however that Ives or Schaefer would not miss once in a thousand times At the end of the fourteenth inning the score was Robert 364 Eves 7 The Chicago boys turn came in the seventeenth seven-teenth inning when he railed for his use When he reached corner he had clicked off 106 He turned the corner with one stroke and got the balls on the long rail in perfect position at 198 came the freeze and Ives missed In the thirtieth inning Ives won around of applause by jumping over the white and pocketing the red ball I was the only way he could overcome a hard line break and it was an extraordinary shot At the close of the fortyfourth inning Robert was 237 points in the lead In the fiftyfourth inning Ives got the balls on the rail passed his opponent easily and ran the game 1000 points out leaving the balls in perfect position to renew playing tomorrow night Roberts Rob-erts score was 893 Averages Ives 182854 Roberts 164553 The highest runs were Ives 198 304 Roberts 81 116 A Fair Track at Lntonla LATONIA Sept 18The track was fair Saven furlongs Vida won Say On second White Nose third Time 130 One Mile Sister Mary won Ida Pick wick second Captain Drake third Time 141 Six furlongs Golden Hope won Destroy De-stroy second Confidence third Time 11714 Elevensixteenths of a m Lehman won Ganelon second George Breck third Time 109 Five furlongs Miss L won Maryland second Jim Henry third Time103 Five furlongs Alibi won Little Miss second Mote third Time 103 At St Louis ri ST Louis Sept 18The track was fat Six furlongs Cocheco won Ever etv second Little Crete third Time 116 116Five Five furlongs Maggie Gray won Follow Fol-low Day second lay Fern third Time 104 Five and one half furlongsMinnie won John second Pearl Moon third Time 108X Six Bansach won Seed second Irish Pat third Time 116 > One Mile Out of Sieht won Borealis second Safe Home third Time l42i The Gr n send Track GRAVESEND Sept 18The track was fair Mjle and sixteenth Eudolph won Prince George second London third Time 148 Five lurlonps Sam Lucas won Worn berg second Dorian third Time 101 Six furlongsKingston won Pedestrian second Annie Bishop third TinielrlSi 4 Mile and a sixteenth Sir Matthew won Lonestreet second Terrifier third Time 153 Six furlongs Merry Monarch won Lustre second Highland third Time 114 Six turlongs Tom Tough won Tormentor Tor-mentor second Chesapeake third Time 114 On the Diamond CINCINNATI Beds won out in the ninth Cincinnati Baltimore 6 PmsBURG Ehret was hit hard Pitts burg 2 Brooklyn 9 CLEVELAND Good batting gave the home team the game Cleveland 7 Boston Bos-ton 3 CHICAGO The senators and cols played a good game Chicago 7 Washington 2 LOCISVILLE The colonels and giants nut up a good game Louisville 8 New York 6 ST LOUIsThe St Louis and Philadelphia Philadel-phia played an eleveninning tie game the score standing 8 to 8 It was called on account of darkness The Valkyrie Coming NEW YORK Sept 18ln all probability ity before sunset tomorrow i the weather remains favorable the Valkyrie will glide past the Hook She was sighted this afternoon by the National liner Spain bowling along under fresh south wind at a clipping pace The Dutch Sculler Wing NEWARK N J Sept 18J K Oonies the Dutch sculler and winner of the diamond sculls at the recent Henley regatta won match race mile and a half from Edward J Carney of the Justine Boat club this city today in 825 |